A few remarks on the general design of the whole will conclude this subject. Though it was not the intention of God to permit Abraham actually to offer a human sacrifice, yet he might mean to assert his own right, as Lord of all, to require it, as well as to manifest the implicit obedience of faith...

In this article for Themelios journal, D.A. Carson discusses the foolishness of believing the lie that all interpretations are equally valid. He writes, ““But that’s just your interpretation”: well, yes, it is my interpretation. Whose...

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The Offerings of Cain andAbel

Gen. 4:1–8

Ver. 1. Adam has by his wife a son, who is called Cain; viz. a possession or acquisition; for, said Eve, “I have gotten a man from the Lord!” Many learned men have rendered it a man, the Lord; and it is not very improbable that she should...

The Bible is one book about one person, yet there are times where each passage may not seem to be about that one person. That being the case, how should we read the Bible through that lens?  In this post, leaning on Irenaeus, Matthew Emerson helps answer that question....

This article is the second in a series on Isaiah 9:6. To read the first article:http://www.davidprince.com/2019/12/03/for-to-us-is-born-the-wonderful-counselor/

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called...

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.  – Isaiah 9:6

Isaiah prophesied about 700 years before the birth of Jesus Christ. It was...

I got really angry the other day. I have to admit I am ashamed as I type these words. I wasn’t angry for some noble reason. There was no godly anger. I was angry because I had been personally offended, slighted in my opinion. And it was over something so trivial, so unimportant. But here I...

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The Curse of Satan, Including a Blessing to Man–Effects of the Fall Genesis 3:15-24

Ver. 15. By all that had hitherto been said and done, God appears to have concealed from man who was his tempter; and for this reason, among others, to have pronounced the doom on Satan under the form of...

In this post, Samuel James notes, “How many years have I spent as a believer earnestly, diligently, even tirelessly, seeking an extraordinary means by which I would finally feel the intimacy with Christ I desire and the temptations that beset me just...

Both Chesterton and Lewis are mammoth figures in the world of Christian intellictuals. Yet, these two men never lost sight of some basic principles of evangelism of which we could all stand to be reminded.

Pastors need to be...

There are lots of stories in the Bible, but all stories are telling one Big Story.It is the Story of how God loves his children and comes to rescue them. It takes the whole Bible to tell this Story. And at the center of the Story, there is a baby. Every Story in the Bible whispers his name. He is...

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Abraham Justified By Faith

Gen. 15:1–6

Abram was the father of the faithful, the example or pattern of all future believers; and perhaps no man, upon the whole, had greater faith. It seems to have been the design of God, in almost all his dealings with him, to put his faith to the trial. In...

The flight attendant giving emergency instructions must be one of the most ignored persons in human history. It’s not that people are necessarily uninterested; they’ve just heard it all before. I decided to listen last time, and it helped me understand something in the Bible.

The book of...

This post is a brief excerpt for Leland Rankin’s work on J.I. Packer, J. I. Packer: An Evangelical Life. In it, he discusses Packer’s experience as a listener of sermons and how it shaped his preacher later.

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The Fall of Man

Gen. 3:1–7

We have hitherto seen man as God created him, upright and happy. But here we behold a sad reverse; the introduction of moral evil into our world, the source of all our misery.

There can be no doubt but that the serpent was used as an instrument of Satan, who hence is...

In this post, Geoff Chang writes of Adoniram Judson, “What does someone need before being sent out by the church to serve in cross-cultural missions? Certainly, one should have a clear profession of faith and give some evidence of fruitfulness in...

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The Last Five Days’ Creation

Gen. 1:6–31

Ver. 6–8. We here enter upon the second day, which was employed in making a firmament or expanse. It includes the atmosphere, and all that is visible, from the position of the sun, moon, and stars, down to the surface of the globe, ver. 14,...

This is the thought that crossed my mind in the wee hours of the morning. I woke up way too early and was having trouble falling back to sleep and this is where my thoughts took me.

I don’t always trust those wee hour/middle-of-the-night thoughts. Sometimes I remember them, sometimes I...